36 former Pac-12 Men's Basketball standouts on 2023 NBA Playoffs rosters
Apr 14, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO - With the 2023 NBA Playoffs officially tipping off on Saturday, April 15, Pac-12 Men's Basketball will be represented by 11-of-12 programs and 36 former standouts in the postseason.
When the 2022-23 regular season began in October, there were 69 former Pac-12 standouts across 26 of the NBA's 30 franchises.
Among Conference members, UCLA and USC lead all programs with eight and seven former players, respectively, on Playoffs rosters, followed by ARIZONA, OREGON and WASHINGTON each with four, and STANFORD with three.
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES ON 2023 NBA PLAYOFFS ROSTERS BY CONFERENCE
| Conference (# of schools) | Former Student-Athletes | Avg. per Membership | |
| 1. | SEC (14) | 46 | 3.3 |
| 2. | ACC (15) | 44 | 2.9 |
| 3. | Pac-12 (12) | 36 | 3.0 |
| 4. | Big 12 (10) | 25 | 2.5 |
| 5. | Big Ten (14) | 23 | 1.6 |
| 6. | Big East (11) | 17 | 1.5 |
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES ON 2023 NBA PLAYOFFS ROSTERS BY PAC-12 TEAMS
| Team | Former Student-Athletes | |
| 1. | UCLA | 8 |
| 2. | USC | 7 |
| T3. | Arizona | 4 |
| T3. | Oregon | 4 |
| T3. | Washington | 4 |
| 6. | Stanford | 3 |
| 7. | Colorado | 2 |
| T8. | Arizona State | 1 |
| T8. | California | 1 |
| T8. | Oregon State | 1 |
| T8. | Washington State | 1 |
| 12. | Utah | 0 |
FORMER PAC-12 STUDENT-ATHLETES ON 2023 NBA PLAYOFFS ROSTERS
| Team | Former Student-Athletes |
| Atlanta Hawks (3) | Aaron Holiday - UCLA; Dejounte Murray - WASH; Onyeka Okongwu - USC |
| Boston Celtics (3) | Jaylen Brown - CAL; Payton Pritchard - ORE; Derrick White - COLO |
| Brooklyn Nets (1) | Spencer Dinwiddie - COLO |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (3) | Robin Lopez - STAN; Evan Mobley - USC; Isaiah Mobley - USC |
| Denver Nuggets (3) | Aaron Gordon - ARIZ; Zeke Nnaji - ARIZ; Peyton Watson - UCLA |
| Golden State Warriors (4) | Andre Iguodala - ARIZ; Kevon Looney - UCLA; Gary Payton II - OSU; Klay Thompson - WSU |
| LA Clippers (2) | Norman Powell - UCLA; Russell Westbrook - UCLA |
| LA Lakers (1) | Troy Brown Jr. - ORE |
| Memphis Grizzlies (2) | Dillon Brooks - ORE; Ziaire Williams - STAN |
| Miami Heat (1) | Kevin Love - UCLA |
| Milwaukee Bucks (2) | Jrue Holiday - UCLA; Brook Lopez - STAN |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (4) | Kyle Anderson - UCLA; Jaden McDaniels - WASH; Jordan McLaughlin - USC; Jaylen Nowell - WASH |
| Philadelphia 76ers (4) | Dewayne Dedmon - USC; James Harden - ASU; Louis King - ORE; De'Anthony Melton - USC |
| Phoenix Suns (2) | Deandre Ayton - ARIZ; Terrence Ross - WASH |
| Sacramento Kings (1) | Chimezie Metu - USC |